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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-08-18
The Hula-HuIa Dance.

/ was invited by a native chief, whose
acquaintance | had formed, to go with
| him TO witness real hala-hula, a gen.
uine dance of the good old time. Ten
| girls Enthusiastically dressed with scarfs
| bound round their waists and crowned
with garlands of flowers and with
wreaths of gardenias around their
wrists and ankles, made their way
with slow and graceful movements to
| the edge of the stage, on which they
sunk just as the music ceased. Some
of these girls were beautiful and had
softly nodded limbs and figures of ex-
| treme grace. At tap of the drum
| they raised themselves to their knees
and commenced a wild song, to which
| they at first beat time with the clap
ping Of their hands. Gradually this
| changed into the most expressive pam
| tomime.
The sticks and drums took up the
| measure; arms, hands, and even fingers
| spoke torrent of words with a pre-
cision that the best-drilled ballet
troupe could never attain. The body
swayed back and forward, the slight
| est motion to the right or left by one
being repeated by all. Something
snakelike and repulsive, anon seduct-
| i've and pleasing, until finally wild
| tossing of the arms, followed by low
| wall, proclaimed the end of the story,
to the evident discontinue of the
| maiden and the triumph of the lover.
During the interval required for a
rest very intricate performance was
| gone through by four men and four
women, who sat opposite and close to
one another. Each had bamboo
| about two feet long, and split al the
end into strips. When struck togeth-
| er they make most peculiar sound,
which formed the accompaniment to
| the song.
A distinct rhythm was kept up all
the time by the banboos, and as their
sound began to get somewhat monot-
onous loud cries were raised for the
''hula." The dancers now formed a
| circle. Each held a small calabash or
| namented with feathers, and with
seeds inside, so that it could be used
as tambourine or rattle. Slowly the
| ring begins to circle round, hands and
| feet keeping time in a majestic formal
| fashion. Soon they quicken theil
steps, and the sharp rattle keeps up a
| running fire, with now and then big
boom from the big drum. The circle
widens, and just as with wild grace
the dancers reach the inner row of
spectators the music ceases, and they
| throw themselves down on the ground,
| leaving two of their number standing
| in the center. After pause the music
and singing begin again, and they be-
come more passionate and SO does the
dancing of the pair become more in
toxicating and abandoned. Others
| join them, each pair working out the
old story of coquetry, jealousy, and
the final surrender of the maiden ac-
cording to their own taste and ideas
Soft swaying movements, and gentle
turning away, timid chances and
startled gestures gradually give place
| to more rapturous passions. The ex-
| element of the dance inspires them TO
fresh and more rapid evolutions until
exhausted nature can stand no more
and they drop fainting on their cush-
| ions.-H0n0itti0 Letter.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-08-18
MEXICAN IRIDESCENT WARE.

At Patzcuaro we found by chance, for
it was not displayed for sale, something
that interested us more than anything
else made in Mexico. This was true
iridescent ware. The specimens we OBJ
tanned were small round and rectangular
plates. The luster is the true Saracenic,
Alhambra or Gubbio luster, the real ir-
idescence, shimmeripg, shifting colors
in changing lights, ruby, green, blue.
Would it not be singular if this lost art
were preserved in Mexico2 The ware is
rude. The makers of it have not the
certainty of producing particular color
in picture which distinguishes Cub
bio work, and it lacks the elegance and
the glaze, the solidity and fineness, of
the Alhambra tiles. But it is a genuine
iridescence. The plates are exceedingly
thin and brittle. The luster seems to be
metallic, of copper. and the effect to be
produced by subjecting the ware to an
exceedingly high temperature, FREEING
so fierce that clay is apparently disinte-
grated, and has lost its ringing quality.
Charles Dudley Warner III Harper
Magazine.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-08-18
She Tried the Soup.

The inadvisability of knowing toe
much of what goes on in ones own
house was illustrated the other day by
an incident which happened in Back
Bay mansion. The table girl was sick,
and the doctor had ordered her taking
broth. A daughter of the house,
moved by charitable impulse, her.
self carried the broth to the patient,
but the invalid absolutely refused to
touch it.
did Annie make it?" she asked,
Annie being the cook. Yes" was the
answer. "She made it on purpose for
you"
Then won't taste it, the sick girl
insisted querulUlsly. II seen Annie
Mcguire put her finger III the soup
every day since she's been in the house
to see how hot it is, and | can't taste
it."
And moved by the memory of long
succession of tinger-tested soups she
burst into hysterical weeping. There
was vacancy III the kitchen of that
house very soon after, and the first
question the mistress asks of each
candidate for the place of cook now Isl
How do you tell when the soup is
hot enough to serve?"-B0StOn Courier.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-08-18
DRY AND WET TIMBER.

A discussion is going the rounds Of the
press as to the relative strength of wet OF
dry timber. We do not believe there is
much to be made out of the discussion.
Some kinds of timber are stronger when
dry, while other kinds are stronger when
wet or green. But most hard woods
when wet will possess more tensile
strength than when dry. Timber
thoroughly seasoned is more brittle than
when green, and with necessary force
will break square off, while the same tim
Der green will stand about the same
pressure by bending more or less with
out breaking. Take hickory sapling
that is almost impossible to break in its
green state, althoughit may bend double,
and thoroughly dry it, and you may
easily break it almost square off," as
the boys say. So with almost any kind
of timber. Drying makes it sitter, more
unyeilding, but in very few instances
stronger. Press.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-08-18
A MONSTER TOOL.

Que of the finest and most powerful
tools that mechanical science has yet &C.
hieved has just been finished at Null
house for the French navy. 1t is two
carriage universal lathe, which is q com
p!ete machine shop i'll itself, being capa-
ble of performing the most varied opera
ti0ne--such as inortisiug, shaping, Dor
ii ard molding-with the most perfect
accuracy. It is wonderfully adapted to
tie delicate and complicated working OF
piece FOX urmor plating turrets. Of helix
supports, Of rudders, Of cranked shafts,
Of njs,nfs, &c, for modern war vessels,
and Il handles aud shapes immense mass
ea Of steel almost as skillfuiiy as the car
pentef carves small blocks of wood. Its
weight is more than $40 tons, and it is
driven by an engine of twenty-five horse
power. Comparison of this tool with
one of seyenty-six tons, which was a
mechanical marvel some twenty five
years ago. gives a striking illustration of
the almost Incredible progress of our
generation.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-08-18

The Milwaukee, Lake Shore Il
Western R'y has been well named,
the fishing and hunting line of Wis
consin, passing, as it does, through
thousands OF acres OF but partially
explored woods and within easy
reaching distance Of lakes and
streams that have never been fished
by white men, all well stocked with
the game fish for which Northern
Wisconsin waters are noted. The
woods abound with game; deer,
bear, wolf, mink, beaver, pheasant
and other game are quite plentiful.
THE ONLY LINE
From Milwaukee to the new Iron
Mining District in Wisconsin and
Interchangeable Wakefield, Bes-
semer, Ironwood and Hurley.
Direct line to Ashland and be-
yond.
Sleeping cars between Ashland
and Chicago.
AIhe Guide Book, and other de-
scriptiye matter, containing full III
formation, maps and engravings OF
the country traversed by the line,
will be sent on application to the
General Passenger Agent.
Z. l.. Ryder, Gen. Agent, 105
Washington street, Chicago.
Chicago Depot, Cor. Wells and
KinzIe street, &C.. IL n. W. R'y.)
II. f. WHlTCOMB, CHAS. V. McKINLAY,
Genl Manager. Gcnl Pass. Agent
MIIW AK EE WIS
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-08-18
How Lincoln Took Defeat.

The Century life of Lincoln, gives
the following unpublished letter of
Lincoln, to Or. Henry, on his defeat
for the Senate, by Douglas, in 1858:
"You doubtless have seen ere this the
result of the election hare. OF course
| wished, bat ! dhi not much expect, a
better result. | am glad |
made the late race. 1t gave me hear
ing on the great and durable question
of the age, which | con.d lave had in
no other way; and though / now sink
out of view, and shall be Forgotten. |
believe i have made some El:.t>- which
will tell for the cause of lbs i0Ir
after AMI gone.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-08-18
REVIEWS HER YOHTH

Mrs. Phoebe Chesley, Peterson, Clay
Co., Iowa, tells the following remarkable
story, the truth of which is vouched for
by the residents of the town: 81 am 70
years old, have been troubled with kid
ney complaint and lameness for many
years; could not dress myself without
help. Now am free from all pain and
soreness, and am able to do my own
homework. I owe my thanks to Electric
Bitters for having renewed my youth,
and removed completely all disease and
pain" Try bottle, SOC and 81 at Henry
Hinrichs Drug Store.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-08-18
DRUNKENNESS or the liquor habit pc

DRUNKENNESS or the liquor habit po-
sitively cured by administering DIR.
Haines' golden specific. 1t can be given
in a cup of coffee or tea without the
knowledge of the person taking it; is alb
solutely harmless and will effect per-
manent and speedy cure, whether the
patient is a moderate drinker or an alco-
holic wreck. Thousands of drunkards
have been made temperate men who have
taken Golden Specific in their coffee
without their knowledge, and to day be-
Eeve they qni. drinking of their own free
will. 1T NEVER FAILS. The system
once impregnated with the Specific it be-
comes an utter impossibility for the
liquor appetite to exist. For full parti-
cnlars, address GOLDEN SPECIFIC
CO., Is Race ST., Cincinnati, O. oc29
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-08-18
A Curious Mexican Plant.

Pita libra, Mexican product, is
found largely in Honduras. 1t grows
in canes from five to twelve feet high
and from two to three inches in
diameter. Efforts are being made by
the Mexican Government to encourage
its cultivation. The Indians use it for
the manufacture of boots and shoes,
nets, fishing lines, halters, and canes.
Mats of great beauty, some of them
valued as high as $50 each, are made
from it. 1t also makes good imitata-
ton silk.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-08-18
IN BRIEF AND TO THE POINT

IN BRIEF AND TO THE POINT.
Dyspepsia is dreadful. Disordered
liver is misery. Indigestion is foe to
good nature.
The human digestive apparatus is one
of the most complicated and wonderful
things in existence. 1t is easily put out
of order.
Greasy food, tough food, sloppy food,
bad cookery. mental worry, late hours,
irregular habits, and many other things
which ought not to be, have made the
American people a nation of dyspeptics.
But Green's August Flower has done
a wonderful work in reforming this sad
business and making the American peo-
pie 80 healthy that they can enjoy their
meals and be happy.
Remember-No happiness without
health. But Green's August Flower
brings health and happiness to the dys-
peptic. Ask your druggist for bottle
Seventy five cents. nov11
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-08-18
Fy1's CREAM BALM was recommends,

EYL's CREAM BALM was recommended
TO me by the druggist as preventive to
hay fever. Have been using it as direct
ed since the 9th of August and have
found it specific for that much dreaded
and loathsome disease. For ten years
or more have been great sufferer each
year, from August 9th till frost, and have
tried many alleged remedies for its cure
but EIy's Cream Balm is the only pre-
ventive | have ever found. Hay fever
sufferers ought to know Of its efficacy
f. B. Ainsworth, Publisher, Indiana
polls, Ind.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-08-18

There is at Leeds, England, an ornith-
illogical association. Among other things
they study the songs of wild birds. Not
long ago they pitted full song acclimat-
cd nightingale against Yankee hooking
bird. They sang together and then they
sang apart. First the nightingale led
off, until everything he sang was dupli-
Gated and improved upon by our national
songster. Then the hooking bird
struck off into new field of song. The
nightingale listened, but did not repeat
He pinned and died within a week.-New
York Sun.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-08-18
BUCKLIN'S ARNICA SALvE.

THE BEST SALvE in the world for Cuts,
Bruises. Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores, letter, Chapped Hands,
Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions,
and positively cures Piless, or no pay
required. It is guaranteed to give per-
feet satisfaction of money refunded.
Price 25 cents per box. For sale by 81.
Hinrichs.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-08-18
Arthur E. Batenan, who is now wort

Arthur E. Bateman, who is now worth
couple of millions and has handsome
New York residence and his private
yacht, was 81 900 clerk in the treasury
department five years ago. He ran a
"bucket-s shop" in Washington for about
year and then plunged into Wall street.
He succeeded, and is now known as
Banker Batsman"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-08-18

In Georgia when a man is asked
how far it is 10 the next plantation,
and he answers that it is "a peek and
a right smart screech, he is supposed
to mean that it is as far as You can
see from where you stand and then as
much farther as the voice can be
heard.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-08-18
HOW'S THISi

We offer Que Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that can not be
cured by taking Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. ]. CHENEY & Co., Proprietors,
Toledo, Ohio.
P. Stalls Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucus surfaces of the system. Price,
75c. per bottle. Sold by all druggists.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-08-18

A physician who for years has lived
near the sea says that for five years he
has noted the hour and the minute of
death of ninety three different persons,
and every one has died while the tide
was RAINING out save four. The four
we're suddenly killed..
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-08-18

FITS. All Fits stopped free by DR.. Kline's Gil Eat
Nerve Restorer No fits after first days use. Mar
yelous cures Treatise and 81 90 trial bottle rs TO
Fit cases Send to DR.. Kline, s3l Arch Stfh ia.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-08-18
For Instant Use

As a reliable remedy, In cases of Group,
Whooping Cough, or sudden Colds,
and for the prompt relief and cure Of
throat and lung diseases, Ayers Cherry
Pectoral is invaluable. Mrs. E. G. Edgerly,
Council Bluffs, Iowa, writes: 81 consider
Ayers Cherry PectOral most important
remedy for home use. have tested its
curative power, in my family, many
times during the past thirty years, and
have never known 1t to fail. 1t win re-
lieve the most serious affections Of the
throat and lungs, whether In children or
adults.o John H. Stoddard, Petersburg,
Va, writes. II have never found med
icine eoua 10
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-08-18
Gate Bells in New Orleans.

One curious custom that attracted
our attention upon our arrival IN New
Orleans, says a recent letter, was the
locked gates of private grounds. and
the gate-bells and gate night-latches
of even small yards. We had scarcely
entered the city before we saw a group
of ladies, prettily attired in thin fabrics
. and brilliant colors that belong through
ALI ge6@rations TO this land of the sun.
They were standing on the street side
walk, or banquet" as It IS called IN
the local yernacular, waiting I0S the
opening of the gate. A second pull
brought a servant tripping down the
| rose-shaded walk to admit the guests.
The fence was tall iron one, as they
nearly all are. Soon we noticed at
| another residence the postman waiting
at the gate for the coming of slow
| and shuffing maid. The yards are
never open to the street, without fence
or curb, rs ours often are, and grounds
through whose private drives one can
go at will are unknown.
The mother of six children in Douai
France. was corrupted by man. The
wronged husband obtained divorce
and then brought action against the
pendent in the name of his chill
dren and obtained a judgment in their
favor of $500 each. The judgment set
forth that the sedueer, in betraying
| the confidence of the husband and
turning the wife from her duty, had
rendered himself responsible toward
| the children for the consequences that
might follow, and that the children,
being by the divorce deprived of a
| mothers care and affection, were fully
| entitled 10 damage.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-08-18
AYERS
Cherry Pectoral

for the prompt relief of throat and lung
diseases peculiar to children. consider
1t an absolute cure for all such affections,
and anu never without 1t In the house,
Mrs. L. E. Herman, 1S7 Mercer ST., Jersey
City, writes: II have always found
Ayers Cherry Pectoral useful In my fam
fly" b. t. johnson, Mt. Savage, Nd,
writes: "For the speedy cure of sudden
Colds, and for the relief of children afflict-
ed with Group, have never found any
thing equal to Ayers Cherry Pectoral.
1t is the most potent of all the remedies
have ever used" W. II. Stickler, Terre
Haute, Ind, writes: ayers Cherry
Pectoral cured my wife Of severe lung
affection, supposed TO be Quick Con-
sumption. We now regard the Pectoral
as household necessity" E. NJ. Brock
enI,dge. Brainerd, MIMI, writes: 81
am subject to Bronchitis, and, wherever l
go, am always sure TO have bottle of
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-08-18
j. n. ZEILlN & CO.,
Eav TeverCATAR RI

Is an famed condi
ton of tire hnini
membrane Of iheUo~
trils, tcar-,luc's IN,
throat, ailtctiag thf
lun -. An acr.d iuu
Gus Il sccrrtal, ta
discharge Is 1scplu
panied with q barn
ing sensation. Their
are severe ~p9-II- .
sneezing. fre4u aIItaT
tacks OF hrasiacle
watery and iHt.ilnc'
eyes.
Try the Cure
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-08-18

DOES YOUR HORSE COUGH2
if SO, use, Hinrichs Improved Horse
Powder ,ts best in she world for coughs
and colds.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1887-06-11

Il i said that nowadays there exists
: tariff cause for sudden deaths. If a
psrson l. addicted to the extreme use Of
ardent spirits dies suddenly and is pos.
sssssd Of > million he or she is reported
= dying from heart disease; il worth ten
thoussnd the cause assigned will likely
b plsurc.pneumonia; II the owner Of
one thoussnd, mania-a.potu, and il not
worth : dollar delirium tremens. Ii
this overturned II 20 refer to every
sudden death reported Of late years and
contradict the statement. Carson Tri-
buns.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1887-06-11

Philip Rogers, who is excsvating a
vsll on the State University grounds,
dag up . nugget Of pure gold 10 the
gravel from the hole. which il about
twelve fest from the bank Of Strawberry
erssk. The nugget is about the size Of a
small pea and % far - ia known was
sntirely alone. The gravel taken from
~ excavation was washed by an old
minsr, but be found nothing more in the
way Of valuables. They have not got
down to bedrock vets. F. Chronicle.
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yr7cFI,h,rnte
ALIAS suMmol.s

GRO > sawyer, Plaintiff, vs.. Daniel n,,
District Court Of The aiAtb Jnd,e.st n y ~ fhf
IN state Of >svHds in snJ or ~. csaat Of
Lincoln, and h, complain, O.. 4 IN al, amy Of
tri-t Coud. - ns'd Els
The 8 ate % Nevada sends G-eotfrp.
:, 10 Daniel Dry an1 John Dry, sai acf.,,s.,
You are hereby requied 10 appear in IN 1ssnis.
psoufn. hHainsi you by the above named nl.s.a
in IN me Dt-trl I Court OF the sixth lrS.nl'.
District n tie State Of Nevada In ana sl
Siuuty OF LtHcoln. and answer the co,,,,,. ne
niea therein within zen dsys sxel1s,,a +, M
gay o! aeiHieui after the service ON von ~ ~, ns
Summons, II served IN said Com to. a. ns
sv'vsd out of eAii Count, but Hiih,p sa,a IA Il
triit, within twenty days. and 10 ali other
iorty days; or Judgment By default viii -
sal complaint. f's'u VI
Tn said action 10 hr ught TO recover a ia.
msnt ~ he sun 81 Five Hundred $50, III
itrs. gold coin, an balance doe for s,,gs -
p.rioruied by sa Pisiutiif a. al ettornar NJ =
counselor ~ law Ia yOa, at your especisI ~
stance and request. 10 attending 10 ,cur In,a,
ss's a. heirs 81 AMI 10 the p ale Of Al.xsris,
Dty. deceased. Aud you are hereby notified III.
pisint. ~ above r. iuined. the said o Ginti0 an
take Judgment for sid sum VI $500. soia al
and costs OF ssii Ha'i'n.
oIseh under my baud sld The ss,l
o; the pie.f.rt court OF ia a.
Judicial district " the state N
isE'L Nova la, IN and foe the caurtr
81 Lincoln, Ills r~ent.ttt i II
81 jAnuaty. In the y.ar of opr
ford un" thousand ei,n, hna,
died and eighty six.
lANri9a II T. GEAR, Clerk
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1887-06-11

II you have felon on your finger, as
soon as you find out that it Is really a
felon, mix about tablespoonful Of soft
soap. and the same quantity Of good
lime, in tea cup; then take piece Of
this about as large as pea, and bud ii
over the part affected; renew it every
few minutes, or as often as 1t gets dry,
and in the course Of few hours it will
have eaten hole into the sore, or near
it, SO that it can have vent. Elk.